I’ve written two other versions of this post. The first two years ago, then another last year and after running the TCS NYC Marathon for the seventh time, I decided to write an update.As a seven time race veteran and New York City local for 20 years, I have a bit of an insider’s view and…
When I toe the start of the 2015 TCS NYC Marathon, I will be lined up for my 14th 26.2 mile race. That’s an amazing feat. According to Running USA, just over 12 million people have completed a marathon since 1976. According to Google, there are 7.125 billion people in the world. Using simple math,…
I ran my third 18 mile (in as many weeks) long run yesterday. Which can only mean one thing, it’s MARATHON SEASON! In just over a month, I’ll be waking my ass up long before dawn, probably still full from a carby dinner to choke a big breakfast so I can make my way to…
As I mentioned in my last post, I brought my GoPro to the Queens 10K on Sunday to see if I could get some decent footage and create a video. I think I go it. It was a tough day on the course – hot, humid, overcast all equalled having a hard time staying out…
This week marks 20 weeks until the NYC Marathon. After a long hiatus I’m starting to feel good about my running again. Don’t get me wrong, the state of my fitness is at an almost all time low. I’m struggling through 10Ks. I’m hating hills more than I usually do and my pace is about…
Last week I went back out to Kanab Utah to take part in the annual gathering of all staff members of Best Friends Animal Society. This is my second year participating in Best Friends’ All Staff Week where all remote and local employees get together for a week of meetings and more importantly, bonding. One…
